Center for Supportive Schools Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

"achievement mentoring (am): a school-based prevention and intervention program, developed by dr. Brenna bry, that pairs adult school staff with students in one-to-one mentor-mentee relationships and has been proven to reduce problem behaviors, improve academics, and reduce school dropout among at-risk students. "data-driven continuous improvement: a data-informed, relationship-driven initiative that provides schools with the ability to (a) build a sustainable infrastructure for analyzing critical data in publicly accountable ways, and (b) share productive dialogue throughout the school community (administrators, faculty, other staff, students, parents, and key community members/organizations) about strengths and areas of need that leads to the implementation of targeted and customized actions. "when students lead: gives middle and high school students the opportunity to elevate youth voice and engagement on issues important to them. Participating students receive evidence-based leadership training to help them become effective advocates for causes they are passionate about and to inspire their peers to advocate for change within their school communities. Students are equipped with the skills to conduct research, analyze data, problem-solve, and communicate effectively with stakeholders in their communities. "tobacco related programs are implemented in partnership with the nj dept. Of health & senior services in support of a grant received from the center for disease control & prevention (cdc), as well as the food & drug administration (fda). The cdc grant focused on increasing the number of school districts in New Jersey that implement a comprehensive tobacco-free school policy, with the goal for schools to utilize prevention, intervention, and cessation strategies versus the traditional emphasis on suspension for tobacco infractions. The fda grant focused on reducing the accessibility and availability of tobacco products to minors by conducting year round tobacco inspections in retail establishments to ensure that the nj law prohibiting retailers to sell tobacco products to persons under the age of 21 is being enforced. The main goal of year round inspections is to prevent the increase of retailers' violation rates and keep it no higher than 10%. "other customized solutions: css's solutions are created in response to the specific needs of schools. Css has designed custom solutions for over 150 public and private schools throughout the united states. As with all css models, our custom solutions take root within schools and make a lasting, sustainable impact that persists long after our involvement. We accomplish this by investing significant time into developing a strong stakeholder group within the school and then by working with school faculty and staff using an intensive train-the-trainer strategy, user-friendly curricula, and technical assistance.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 82.5%; rating input score 83
• Program expense ratio: 84.6%; rating input score 85
• Fundraising efficiency: $3.31 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 2.5%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.43; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.6; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 13.2%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 11.5% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 11.9% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 13.1% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings